2012 United States presidential election in Alaska

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2012 United States presidential election in Alaska

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Nominee  | Mitt Romney | Barack Obama |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Home state  | Massachusetts | Illinois
Running mate  | Paul Ryan | Joe Biden
Electoral vote  | 3 | 0
Popular vote  | 164,676 | 122,640
Percentage  | 54.80% | 40.81%

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The 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

Prior to the election, all leading news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, making Alaska a safe red state. Romney won the state of Alaska with 54.80% of the vote, while Obama received 40.81%.[1] This was the first time since 1968 that a Democrat received more than 40% of the vote in Alaska. No Democrat has won Alaska since it was won by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Although Romney easily won its three electoral votes, it was one of six states[a] to swing toward Obama relative to 2008, when Alaska was won with a 21.5% margin of victory by Republican nominee John McCain running with the incumbent governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, as his vice-presidential candidate. Obama closed his margin of defeat by 7.55% compared to his 2008 loss, thereby making it the state with the strongest Democratic gain in 2012.

Obama also flipped seven boroughs and census areas that he had lost in 2008.[2] As of the 2024 election, this is the last election in which Haines Borough voted for the Republican candidate.

## Caucuses

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### Democratic caucuses

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The Alaska Democratic caucuses were held from April 10 to 14, 2012, with the state party convention being held from May 11 to 13.[3] Precincts within House Districts combined to hold caucuses to pledge delegates to the State Convention. Obama ran mostly unopposed (with the exception of Randall Terry, who was on the ballot but received no votes) and consequently received all of the 500 popular votes and 24 delegates.

2012 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses

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24 Democratic National Convention delegates (19 pledged, 5 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the popular vote
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Candidate  | Barack Obama | Uncommitted
Home state  | Illinois | N/A
Delegate count  | 19 | 0
Popular vote  | 500 | 0
Percentage  | 100.00% | 0.00%

### Republican caucuses

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2012 United States presidential caucuses in Alaska (Republican Party)

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Candidate  | Mitt Romney | Rick Santorum
Home state  | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania
Delegate count  | 8 | 7
Popular vote  | 4,285 | 3,860
Percentage  |  32.42% | 29.20%

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Candidate  | Ron Paul | Newt Gingrich
Home state  | Texas | Georgia
Delegate count  | 6  | 3
Popular vote  | 3,175  | 1,865
Percentage  | 24.02%  | 14.11%

The Alaska Republican caucuses were held Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012.[4][5][6] The presidential preference poll portion of the caucuses was scheduled between 4 pm and 8 pm local time (which is 8 pm to midnight EST) at locations across the state and one caucus in Washington, D.C.[7]

Similar to the 2012 Nevada caucuses, the results of the presidential preference poll will be used to directly and proportionately apportion 24 national convention delegates among the candidates.[8] Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results.[9]

2012 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses[10]

Candidate  | Votes  | Percentage  | Estimated national delegates
Mitt Romney | 4,285 | 32.42% | 8
Rick Santorum | 3,860  | 29.20%  | 7
Ron Paul | 3,175  | 24.02%  | 6
Newt Gingrich | 1,865  | 14.11%  | 3
Uncommitted  | 34  | 0.26%  |
Unprojected delegates: | 3
Totals | 13,219 | 100.00% | 27

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Huffington Post[11] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
CNN[12] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
The New York Times[13] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
The Washington Post[14] | Safe R  | November 6, 2012
RealClearPolitics[15] | Solid R  | November 6, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | Solid R  | November 5, 2012
FiveThirtyEight[17] | Solid R  | November 6, 2012

### Candidate ballot access

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* Barack Obama/Joseph Biden, Democratic
* Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan, Republican
* Gary Johnson/James P. Gray, Libertarian
* Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala, Green

Write-in candidate access

* Rocky Anderson/Luis J. Rodriguez, Justice

### Results

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2012 United States presidential election in Alaska[18]

Party  | Candidate  | Running mate  | Votes  | Percentage  | Electoral votes
| Republican | Mitt Romney | Paul Ryan | 164,676 | 54.80% | 3
| Democratic | Barack Obama (incumbent)  | Joe Biden (incumbent)  | 122,640  | 40.81%  | 0
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | Jim Gray | 7,392  | 2.46%  | 0
| Green | Jill Stein | Cheri Honkala | 2,917  | 0.97%  | 0
| Write-ins  | Write-ins  | 2,870  | 0.96%  | 0
Totals | 300,495 | 100.00% | 3

#### Boroughs and census areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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* Borough and Census Area Flips:

Democratic

Hold

Gain from Republican

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Hold

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Aleutians West Census Area (largest city: Unalaska)
* Dilingham Census Area (largest city: Dilingham)
* Lake & Peninsula Borough (largest city: Newhalen)
* North Slope Borough (largest city: Utqiaġvik)
* Northwest Arctic Borough (largest city: Kotzebue)
* Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area (largest city: Craig)
* Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area (largest city: Fort Yukon)

### By congressional district

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Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, an at-large district because it covers the entire state, is thus equivalent to the statewide election results.

District  | Romney  | Obama  | Representative

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At-large | 54.80% | 40.81%  | Don Young

## See also

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* List of 2012 United States presidential electors
* 2012 United States presidential election
* 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska
* 2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries
* 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
* Alaska Democratic Party
* Alaska Republican Party
* United States presidential elections in Alaska

## Notes

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1. ^ The other states are Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and New York.

## References

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1. ^ State of Alaska 2012 General Election Official Results
2. ^ "Alaska Presidential Results by County, 1960-2016|Maps". thecinyc. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
3. ^ "Alaska Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
4. ^ "Alaska Republican Events". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
5. ^ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
6. ^ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
7. ^ "2012 Convention Process". ARP. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
8. ^ "2012 Convention Process". ARP. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
9. ^ Nate Silver (March 4, 2012). "Romney Could Win Majority of Super Tuesday Delegates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
10. ^ New York Times, Retrieved March 23, 2012.
11. ^ "Huffington Post Election Dashboard". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013.
12. ^ "America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map". CNN. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
13. ^ "Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012.
14. ^ "2012 Presidential Election Results". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012.
15. ^ "RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011.
16. ^ "PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM".
17. ^ "Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome".
18. ^ "2012 Presidential General Election Results - Alaska". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

## External links

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* The Green Papers: for Alaska
* The Green Papers: Major state elections in chronological order
* Official website of the Alaska Republican Party
* Official website of the Alaska Democratic Party

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